A daily record.
Featuring photos of wild birds and nature, mainly from Okinawa Main Island and Ishigaki Island

Pintail Snipe Schrenck's little bittern Black-winged kite Ryukyu scops owl Pied Avocet

GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TOUR

Go where the birds are. The SHIMASOBA Tour launches.

We'll drive you around Ishigaki Island to wherever the birds are showing best that day. Observation is mostly from inside the vehicle, and we keep it to a maximum of 3 guests so everyone can take their time.

Max. 3 guests 4 hours in the morning Beginners welcome
Check availability and book

沖縄本島でアオバズク、ツバメチドリ巣立ち

第25回参院選が始まり、沖縄本島へ行ってきました。私の担当の第一声は瀬嵩の浜から。取材を終え、出稿も終えたので帰り道、何箇所かで鳥見。

リュウキュウアオバズクが2カ所で巣立っていました。1カ所はヒナが1羽出ていました。残りの兄弟はまだ樹洞の中かな。もう一カ所のアオバズクはヒナの鳴き声を頼りに探すと逆光と茂った葉でわずかにシルエットを確認。こちらも兄弟が樹洞に残っているようでした。あと数日もしたら複数羽並んだ姿が見られたかもしれませんね。

ツバメチドリはすでに飛べるまでに成鳥した3兄弟が畑にいました。まだ親鳥に餌をもらっているようでした。

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

Female Brown Hawk-Owl. Collared Scops Owl and Ruddy Kingfisher also breed in this area.

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

The male. Only one fledgling was vaguely visible… ^^;

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

This is a Brown Hawk-Owl from a different location. Sexing this pair is tricky, but this one is the male.

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

And the female. She seems bothered by the noise from a kindergarten excursion that had arrived nearby.

Northern Boobook
Northern Boobook

A fledged Brown Hawk-Owl chick. It looks like the youngest of the brood, but no others could be found.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

A juvenile Oriental Pratincole. About 30 days old, perhaps.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

This one might be the second chick.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

I'm fairly sure this is the youngest.

Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

The parent. Sex unknown. The summer plumage is heavily worn.

Categories: 野鳥